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Belfast or Newry or Cork

  • 18-01-2009 11:00AM
    #1
    jackegan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    I am considering a May/June marathon and Belfast, Newry or Cork are my options.
    Can people who have run them advise which of them is the easiest. (Best potential for a PB). All hilly I believe.


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  • #2
    hunnymonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,365 ✭✭✭hunnymonster


    Belfast and Cork definately aren't hilly. Cork has only one hill in it and I can't remember any in Belfast. I have never run Newry but I'm from that part of the country and had a look at the profile. Doesn't look hilly to me. There are a few small rises in the first couple of miles. Nothing over about 70m though? If I was going to do one of these races this year, I would probably pick Cork. The organisation in Belfast (imo) has always been messy and Newry is a very boring place to spend a weekend.


  • #3
    Odysseus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭Odysseus


    Belfast is a nice marathon, expect with the points that HM. I will always remember the year I done, it end in a park. The last mile or so took you through this park, but the paths weren't closed. I was trying to pick up the pace to my traditional sprint at the end and the were people cutting across me me buggies and the like. Very messy, apart from that I enjoyed and hope to go back some day. Hopefully they will have sorted themselves out by then.


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